[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4570 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4570

 To reauthorize the United States Commission on Civil Rights, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 2, 2010

  Mr. Sestak introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To reauthorize the United States Commission on Civil Rights, and for 
                            other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``United States Commission on Civil 
Rights Reauthorization Act of 2010''.

SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION.

    The Civil Rights Commission Act of 1983 (42 U.S.C. 1975 et seq.) is 
amended by striking sections 5 and 6 and inserting the following:

``SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``There are authorized to be appropriated, to carry out this Act 
$19,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2014.''.

SEC. 3. APPOINTMENT OF COMMISSIONERS.

    Subsection (b) of section 2 of the Civil Rights Commission Act of 
1983 (42 U.S.C. 1975) is amended by striking ``Thereafter'' and all 
that follows through the end of the subsection and inserting ``A 
vacancy existing on or after the date of the enactment of the United 
States Commission on Civil Rights Reauthorization Act of 2010 shall be 
filled by the President by and with the advice and consent of the 
Senate.''.

SEC. 4. ANNUAL REPORTS.

    Section 3(c)(1) of the Civil Rights Commission Act of 1983 (42 
U.S.C. 1975a(c)(1)) is amended by striking ``one report'' and inserting 
``2 reports''.
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